District created 1996 Last contested 2014 Province Ontario | First contested 1999 Population (2011) 140,265 Elector 96,209 | |
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Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario MPP Gila Martow
Progressive Conservative Census divisions Regional Municipality of York, Markham, Vaughan | ||
Thornhill is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
It covers the community of Thornhill, Ontario, which is made up of portions of Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1999 from parts of Markham and York Centre ridings.
It consists of the part of the city of Vaughan that is east of Highway 400 and south of Rutherford Road, and the part of the city of Markham west of Highway 404.
It is the only riding in Ontario with a Jewish plurality. 32.8% of the population is Jewish, the highest in the province.
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